William D. Coventry research files
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of information gathered by William Coventry for his book Duluth's Age of Brownstone. Included is background information about the brownstone quarries of the Duluth area including the Chambers and Fond du Lac quarries; photographs of Duluth buildings made of brownstone; Duluth Brownstone Co. correspondence; a biography on Michael Chambers; and information on the Bayfield and Portwing Quarries. There is information on the Merritt family church; a photocopy of The Building and Ornamental Stones of Wisconsin, 1898; information on quarries in the Lake Superior Region; the Traphagen house; Jacobsville Quarries; Endion Railroad Station; and 1 box of note cards for newspaper sources used in his book.
Dates
- 1984-1986
Creator
- Coventry, William D., 1906-1988 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
William Dean Coventry was a physician, member of Nu Sigma Nu and Delta Upsilon, and a rower when a young man. He practiced medicine at the Duluth Clinic from 1929-1973. He served on the American College of Physicians and was president of the Minnesota Society of Internal Medicine. He is the author of the book Duluth’s Age of Brownstone, published by the St. Louis County Historical Society in 1987.
Extent
8.00 Linear Inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of information gathered by William Coventry for his book Duluth's Age of Brownstone.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
General
This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.
- Architecture Subject Source: Local sources
- Brownstone Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Brownstone buildings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Brownstone buildings--Minnesota--Duluth--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Brownstone industry--Minnesota--Duluth--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Buildings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Church buildings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth (Minn.)--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photocopies Subject Source: Local sources
- Publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Quarries and quarrying Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rock quarries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the William D. Coventry research files
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Staff.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
